Steven M. Wellner
{{Short description|American judge (born 1959)}}
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| name = Steven M. Wellner
|image = Steven M. Wellner.jpg
| office1 = Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
| president1 = Barack Obama
| term_start1 = February 19, 2016
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| predecessor1 = Kaye K. Christian
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|01|20}}{{Cite web |date=March 27, 2014 |title=Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113shrg89522/pdf/CHRG-113shrg89522.pdf |access-date=June 15, 2021 |publisher=United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs |page=38}}
| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin
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| education = University of Virginia (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)
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Steven Michael Wellner (born January 20, 1959) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/2017-03/DCSC_Bio_Wellner.pdf|title=Bio|last=|first=|date=|website=www.dccourts.gov|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2019}}
Early life
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Wellner grew up outside Baltimore, Maryland. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1981 and graduated Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985.{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/30/presidential-nominations-sent-senate-0|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|last=|first=|date=April 30, 2015|website=White House|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2019}}
Career
In his early career, Wellner joined the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis, where he became a partner.
= D.C. superior court =
On November 21, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Wellner to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/11/21/president-obama-nominates-two-serve-superior-court-district-columbia|title=President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia|last=|first=|date=November 21, 2013|website=White House|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2019}} On March 24, 2014, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. His nomination expired on January 3, 2015, with the end of the 113th United States Congress.
On April 30, 2015, President Obama renominated Wellner to the same court to the seat vacated by Judge Kaye K. Christian. On June 24, 2015, the committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 19, 2015, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/114th-congress/422|title=PN422 — Steven M. Wellner — The Judiciary|last=|first=|date=November 19, 2015|website=United States Congress|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2019}} He was sworn in on February 19, 2016.
Personal life
Wellner currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Amy Saltzman. They have two children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Prepared%20Statement-Wellner-2014-03-27.pdf |title=Opening Statement of Steven M. Wellner |last=|first=|date=March 27, 2014|website=United States Congress|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2019}}
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